There are 6 ways to get from Harare to Port Alfred by plane, taxi, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to East London, taxi
best- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to East London (ELS)HRE - ELS
- Take the taxi from East London (ELS) to Port Alfred
5h 52mR 4,392–7,505Bus, taxi via Johannesburg
cheapest- Take the bus from Harare to Johannesburg
- Take the bus from Johannesburg to King William's Town
- Take the bus from King William's Town to Peddie
- Take the taxi from Peddie to Port Alfred
39h 28mR 2,184–2,774Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Harare to Bloemfontein
- Take the bus from Bloemfontein to Grahamstown
- Take the taxi from Grahamstown to Port Alfred
34h 26mR 2,279–2,966Drive 2,143.7 km
- Drive from Harare to Port Alfred2,143.7 km
23h 48mR 6,459–9,329Fly to Port Elizabeth, bus, taxi
- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Port Elizabeth (PLZ)HRE - PLZ
- Take the bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown
- Take the taxi from Grahamstown to Port Alfred
8h 29mR 5,662–9,715Drive, car train
- Drive from Harare to Germiston
- Take the car train from Germiston to Molteno
- Drive from Molteno to Port Alfred
29h 59mR 4,462–6,537
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to East London (ELS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Harare to Port Alfred is to bus and taxi via Johannesburg which costs R 2 100 - R 2 800 and takes 39h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Harare to Port Alfred is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 52m and costs R 4 300 - R 7 500.
The distance between Harare and Port Alfred is 1856 km. The road distance is 2143.7 km.
The best way to get from Harare to Port Alfred without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 34h 26m and costs R 2 200 - R 3 000.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Harare to Port Alfred, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Harare to Port Alfred is 2144 km. It takes approximately 23h 48m to drive from Harare to Port Alfred.
There are 154+ hotels available in Port Alfred.
What companies run services between Harare, Zimbabwe and Port Alfred, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Harare to Port Alfred. However, you can take the taxi to Harare-Airport-HRE airport, fly to East London (ELS), then take the taxi to Port Alfred. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Bloemfontein, take the bus to Grahamstown, then take the taxi to Port Alfred.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–15,000
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,200–13,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to East London via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 3,300–15,000
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–10,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to East London via Lusaka, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–16,000
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,200–13,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–11,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 3,200–22,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Port Elizabeth via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–10,000
- Phone
- 080 122 9091
- MLPS.Info@prasa.com
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Germiston to Molteno
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 300–480
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Tourist (Sleeper)
- R 480
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 300
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- info@tamukacoaches.com
- Website
- tamukacoaches.com
Bus from Harare to Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
- Phone
- +27 11 672 9807
- info@vilamora.co.za
- Website
- vila-mora.co.za
Bus from Bloemfontein to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 390–550
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
Bus from Port Elizabeth to Grahamstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–430
- Website
- https://www.vila-mora.co.za/
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- ask@citybuscoaches.com
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from Harare to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 825
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Phone
- +27 (0)21 380 4400
- info@intercape.co.za
- Website
- intercape.co.za
Bus from Johannesburg to King William's Town
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–800
- Website
- https://www.intercape.co.za
- Full Flexi
- R 550–800
- Flexi
- R 500–700
- Saver
- R 460–650
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from King William's Town to Peddie
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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